Democracy, sovereignty and terror : Lakshman Kadirgamar on the foundations of the international order / edited by Adam Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kadirgamar, Lakshman, -2005, author.

Contributor:

Roberts, Adam, 1940- editor.

Series:

International library of political studies ; 41.

International library of political studies ; volume 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics--1995-2005.

World politics.

Terrorism.

Asia--Politics and government--1945-.

Asia.

Kadirgamar, Lakshman, -2005.

Kadirgamar, Lakshman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'For those of us who have to live with terrorism, when we leave home in the morning there is no guarantee that we will come back.' Thus Lakshman Kadirgamar, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, foreshadowed his own assassination at his home in Colombo in August 2005. Kadirgamar had a clear and prophetic view not only of the conflict in Sri Lanka, but also of the threat posed by political violence to stability within and between states throughout the world. _x000D__x000D_Most conflicts since 1945 have involved parts of the world that have experienced decolonization and face the challenge of establish

Contents:

Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword by Leonard Hoffmann; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Contributors; PART I: APPRAISALS; 1. 'Dare the Deepening Tide': Lakshman Kadirgamar on the Revolution of our Times; 2. Sketch of the Life of Lakshman Kadirgamar; 3. Lakshman Kadirgamar: The Lawyer Turned Politician; 4. A Duty of Service in an Age of Terror; 5. Reflections on a 'Citizen of the World'; 6. A True South Asian; PART II: DOCUMENTS; 1. Report to Amnesty International on my Visit to South Vietnam; 2. Why I Decided to Enter Politics

3. Human Rights and Armed Conflict4. The Global Impact of International Terrorism; 5. The Terrorism Challenge to Democracies; 6. Preventing the Recurrence of Harm to War-affected Children; 7. Address to UN General Assembly; 8. The Seven Sisters of South Asia: Where are they Going?; 9. Flaws in the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement; 10. Third World Democracy in Action: The Sri Lanka Experience; 11. The Peaceful Ascendancy of China: A South Asian Perspective; Endnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780857732668

0857732668

OCLC:

851315619